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Spotify Paid Subscribers Double To 20M, Payouts Top $3B

Two days after Apple Music's launch, Spotify is going on the offensive with a campaign to remind us that it got there first and will not be easily defeated. Late. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Artist, Billboard Magazine, Music download, Price point, Securities offering, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Spotify Closes $526 Million Funding Round To Fight Apple

Timing, particularly in the entertainment industry, is everything. So, it is no coincidence that right after Apple Music launches, Spotify just happens to close a $526 million round that has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Apple Inc., Credit Suisse, Federal Reserve System, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Loan, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal

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The State of Music Streaming Services

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, I talk with Anu Kirk, the former Director of Music Services at Sony Network Entertainment. He spent over three years as the business. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Doug Morris, iTunes, Midem, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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How Streaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing the Way We Listen

Over the past 10 years, we at Sonos have had the privilege of a front-row seat as streaming music has evolved; we’ve watched inspiring innovative ideas and technologies emerge and. Continue reading

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Tags: Bandsintown, Bob Dylan, CD Baby, Compact disc, Freemium, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom, YouTube

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Watch Apple Music’s First Ad and Why Spotify Is Glad Apple Will Spend Millions Airing It

It will be months before we know if Apple Music is a hit. But one thing you can bet on is that Apple will use its substantial resources to promote. Continue reading

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Responds To Apple Music Launch With Just 2 (Now Censored) Words

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is not known for his brief responses. But his reaction to yesterday's highly anticipated launch of Apple Music was just two now deleted words delivered on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., Disc jockey, Facebook, Facebook Connect, Google, IOS, IPhone, Music on demand, Spotify, Twitter

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Bye Bye Beats: Streamer Tells Users To Move To Apple Music

As expected, Apple is retiring the Beats Music service and brand. The Beats name will remain for now on headphones and speakers, as well as, on Apple Music's new 24/7. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/09/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Digital rights management, Disc jockey, Google Play, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Mobile operating system

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Full Text Of Monday’s Apple Music Announcement

Today Apple unveiled a much anticipated overhaul its music service along with the launch of its Beats-inspired paid subscription music streamer (more details here). Dubbed Apple Music, here is the full. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Disc jockey, Eddy Cue, ICloud, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Streaming media

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Apple Music Unveiled: ‘Beats One’ 24/7 Live Radio, D2F Platform Connect, $10 Per Month, 3 Month Free Trial

At today's Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple launched Apple Music alongside major updates to OSX, iOS and the Apple Watch. Former label and now newly minted Apple exec Jimmy Iovine took. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, David Guetta, Disc jockey, Doug Morris, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, New York Post, Streaming media

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On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of The On Demand Fan [Mark Mulligan]

Today at MIDEM I presented the findings of an exclusive piece of research conducted by MIDiA Research in conjunction with MIDEM entitled ‘On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Cannes, Deezer, Doug Morris, Jay-Z, Midem, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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